Coronavirus
Is it time for an asset-strategy check-up?
BY Brent Simmons | August 27, 2020
At the time of my last column in May, many pension plan sponsors were catching their breath after watching funding levels take a roller coaster ...
Ontario Teachers’ posts -0.4% return for H1, rebalances away from fixed income
BY Martha Porado | August 25, 2020
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan posted a negative return of 0.4 per cent in the first half of 2020. “The pandemic has brought some specific challenges,” said ...
Bank of Canada looks for broader input in updating inflation target framework
BY Jordan Press, the Canadian Press | August 25, 2020
The Bank of Canada is turning to the public for input on its inflation-rate target that underlies any changes to the central bank’s trend-setting interest ...
Has coronavirus derailed progress of DC decumulation strategies?
BY Martha Porado | August 21, 2020
For defined contribution plan members who were intending to retire in the first half of 2020, the market crash caused by the coronavirus may have ...
CPPIB highlights four post-coronavirus habits to impact investment portfolios
BY Staff | August 20, 2020
Four types of new habits and perspectives are expected to define the post-coronavirus era and could impact investment portfolios, according to new analysis by Thinking Ahead, the ...
How have Canada’s DB pensions changed over the last decade?
BY Martha Porado | August 20, 2020
Whether it’s battling the challenges of plan maturity, increasing longevity, the changing nature of work or difficult financial markets, these so-called golden handcuffs are looking ...
Value of assets in trusteed pension funds down 3.3% in Q1: StatsCan
BY Staff | August 19, 2020
The value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds fell 3.3 per cent to $2.02 trillion in the first quarter of 2020, according to new ...
How resilient were bond funds in the face of coronavirus?
BY Staff | August 19, 2020
Market turmoil caused by the coronavirus served as a real-life test for bond funds and their liquidity, according to a new paper from the Bank ...
Finance Minister Bill Morneau resigns, plans to run for head of OECD
BY Jordan Press, the Canadian Press | August 18, 2020
The only finance minister to serve under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suddenly resigned Monday night, saying someone else should guide the country through a long ...
New research finds asset owners largely satisfied with pandemic performance
BY Les Marton | August 18, 2020
The vast majority of investors (82 per cent) are satisfied with how their portfolios performed in the first half of 2020, despite some weak results ...
